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In June 2023, Carrickfergus Museum and Civic Centre displayed a number of items relating to the activation of 1st U.S. Ranger Battalion on 19th June 1942.
2nd January 2023
U.S.A.A.F. Station 236 operated at Toome Airfield on the northern shore of Lough Neagh from 1943-44. The U.S. military trained replacement combat crews on site.
8th September 2022
Remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In July 1945, 18-year-old Princess Elizabeth Windsor first visited Northern Ireland landing at Long Kesh Airfield.
29th June 2022
Adrian Hack is a tour guide and fountain of knowledge on all things related to Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim in the Second World War including the U.S. Rangers.
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On 21st May 2022, B (North Irish Horse) Squadron of the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry held a commemorative event in the car park of Carrickfergus Castle.
Marine Highway Carrickfergus Co. Antrim
Carrickfergus War Memorial commemorates those from the Co. Antrim town and surrounding area who gave their lives in both World Wars and subsequent conflicts.
An Ordnance QF 25-Pounder Field Gun with post-Second World War markings stands next to the impressive town war memorial on Carrickfergus' Marine Highway.
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Carrickfergus Gasworks, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim during the Second World War.
Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland was home to several large airfields used by both the British and American military throughout the course of the Second World War.
26th January 2022
Scott Edgar is joined by Irish-American author and filmmaker Mary Pat Kelly to talk about the book and documentary 'Home Away From Home'.
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The town hall in Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim contains a plaque dedicated to those from the town and the surrounding areas who died during the Second World War.
25th February 1946
On 25th February 1946, a Dakota piloted by Denzil Jacobs landed at Nutts Corner, Co. Antrim. Onboard were 25 Jewish refugees seeking a safe haven in Ulster.